Determination of fluoride intake from urinary fluoride excretion data in children drinking fluoridated school milk

Citation
Ce. Ketley et Ma. Lennon, Determination of fluoride intake from urinary fluoride excretion data in children drinking fluoridated school milk, CARIES RES, 35(4), 2001, pp. 252-257
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
da verificare
Journal title
CARIES RESEARCH
ISSN journal
00086568 → ACNP
Volume
35
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
252 - 257
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-6568(200107/08)35:4<252:DOFIFU>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Twenty-four-hour urine samples were collected from each of thirteen 5- to 6 -year-old children both under customary conditions of fluoride intake (i.e. usual diet including milk containing 0.5 mg fluoride and usual oral hygien e procedures with fluoride toothpaste) and during a 4-day study period in w hich their customary fluoride intake was replaced with standard fluoride do ses. The 24-hour fluoride excretion under customary conditions of fluoride intake was 0.30 mg and in response to fluoride doses in the range of 0.5-2. 0 mg it was in the range 0.26-0.61 mg. Using data obtained during the study period for all subjects combined, the fluoride intake from all sources und er customary conditions was estimated as 0.76 mg, representing a fractional fluoride excretion of 39%. It is concluded that these children are possibl y receiving suboptimal amounts of fluoride. Copyright (C) 2001 S. Karger AG . Basel.